![]() ![]() The RSF said it had ordered an investigation. In El Geneina in West Darfur, rights monitors say at least 1,300 people were killed this month as the RSF and allied militias advanced. The RSF advances have deepened a humanitarian crisis that the United Nations estimates has killed more than 9,000 people and displaced over six million, in a population of 49 million.Ĭivilians living near army bases in Khartoum report non-stop clashes. The army remains under pressure from Bashir loyalists and Islamist militias it has leaned on for military and intelligence support to abandon the talks, observers say. Jeddah talks adjourned again with no ceasefire last week after the RSF demanded checkpoints and outposts that would formalise its role in Khartoum, in exchange for leaving civilian areas, two Sudanese delegates said. They say the RSF is seeking legitimacy in the talks, after public anger over looting, rape and detentions blamed on its troops.Īsked for comment, the RSF referred to statements in which it blamed its enemies and veterans of the Bashir era for stirring up tribal rivalries in Darfur and said it would hold those responsible for violations to account. and Saudi-led ceasefire talks in Jeddah that were suspended in June and resumed last month. ![]() HUMANITARIAN CRISISĪnalysts say the army's fatigue appears to have prompted its return to U.S. "The RSF wants to claim enough territory to declare a unilateral victory: Darfur, sure, Khartoum definitely, but crucially Port Sudan," said Kholood Khair from Confluence Advisory think-tank. The paramilitaries this month briefly entered the heart of the Armoured Corps base in southern Khartoum, one of the army's biggest, and have taken over another base in the Jebel Awlia district, though the army has fought back.īoth sides blamed each other for explosions in Khartoum last week that blew through Shambat Bridge, cutting a main RSF supply route, and ignited fuel stores the force had used at al-Jaili refinery. The army did not respond to a request for comment. They also described retreats in Darfur as tactical, aimed at refocusing efforts on the capital. ![]() Two army sources said the army's warplanes, their main advantage, needed repairs, and soldiers had grown weary of repeated defeats, dwindling supplies, and delayed salaries. While the RSF previously relied on small weapons and limited artillery, witnesses in El Geneina, Nyala and Khartoum said they had recently used more drones and longer-range artillery. The RSF quickly seized swathes of Khartoum and supply routes running west, before gradually forcing army retreats in parts of the vast Darfur and Kordofan regions and south of the capital.įrom late October the RSF took over army headquarters in Nyala, Zalingei and El Geneina, three of five Darfur state capitals. The war erupted over a plan to integrate the RSF and the army, four years after they worked together to oust veteran leader Omar al-Bashir during a popular uprising. Sudan is strategically located between the Gulf and the Sahel, and is Africa's third largest nation by area. Hemedti's brother and deputy in the RSF, Abdelrahim Dagalo, said on Tuesday that talk of the country splitting was the result of rumours circulated by rivals. ![]()
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